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We’re not perfect – and we’re sorry, says Google’s Schmidt

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Executive chairman Eric Schmidt apologises for Google’s mistakes but says that the company’s still not evil
30 May 2012

Facebook's rumoured bid for Opera Software: analysis

Opera 10 beta is very polished for a beta release
Analysts put $1bn price tag on rumoured plans as reports of Facebook 'Buffy' phone also circulate
30 May 2012

'If you want to go EMC, go buy EMC – we’ll virtualise all of it' says HDS CEO Domme

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Hitachi Data Systems boss sees industry future in heterogeneous data virtualisation and vertical-sector analytics
30 May 2012
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Gain better control of your data with enterprise database consolidation

Date: 31 May 2012

Join us for this Computing web seminar, in which the Head of BI at the Co-operative Group Nick Colebourn will be explaining just how he reigned in the Group’s sprawling database estate and how significant savings were realised and data quality improved as a result.

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Top 10 causes of IT disasters – and how to deal with them

Date: 13 Jun 2012

Live June 13th 11:00am: Register now. During this web seminar we will be looking at the sorts of incidents that can bring data centres grinding to a halt and what can be done about them.

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Computing Big Data Summit 2012

Date: 28 Jun 2012

Computing is pleased to announce the first Computing Summit, looking at how organisations can harness value and insight from big data. This one-day conference will provide practical insight into discovering and exploiting the value of unstructured data for improved business decision making, long term growth and competitive advantage.

Next live event
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Computing IT Leaders Forum: The Future of Client Computing

Date: 30 May 2012

Time: 9:00 AM

Our next event in the Computing IT Leaders Forum series, in association with Intel, will look over the horizon to see what's next for client computing

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia Lumia 710 review

Windows Phone offers high-end specs at a reasonable price

Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition

Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition review

Smaller 8.2in tablet provides portability, but poor battery life and lack of 3G are major letdowns

iStorage Datashur encrypted USB keypad

iStorage Datashur USB review

Encrypted USB drive with physical keypad

RIM Blackberry Bold 9790

BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

Touch screen capable BlackBerry that would make a good companion device